Horse-collar construction.



J. C. NICHOLS.

HORSE COLLAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION HLED' MAY 16. 1917. v 1,238,556, Patented Aug. 28, 1917.

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ATTORNEY 1. C. NICHOLS.

HORSE COLLAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAYIB, 1911.

Patented Aug. 28, 1917.

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"APPLICATION FILED MAY H5, 1911.

Patented Aug. 28, 1917.

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1 starts PAT r af JOHN C.NICIILS, or SHR oYe'AN, wISCoNSIN, ASSIGNOR To J'oIIN C. NICHOLS RARNRSS MFG. COMPANY, or SHEIBOYGAN,-WISGONSI1\T, A CoRroRATIoN or WISCONSIN.

. .fHCRS CCLLAR CONSTRUCTION.

To all whom it may concern.

Belt knownthatI, J'or'IN C. NICrioLs, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Sheboygan, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collar Con structions,of which theifoll'owiiig is a speci- This invention relates to horse collarsgenerally, and is more particularly directed to the provision of a covering or facing 'con-, structed of'separate patterns or elements united to the collar along their contacting ends, enabling the parts constituting the collar, namely, the rim, forewale, crooks, straights, face or liner, throat, and neck bandflaps, to be given the'desired" shape andjflexibility,whereby in the manufacture ofthe" collars liability to rupture at the seams is diminished, and the durability, 'appearance and fitting are increased. i

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists-in the novelfeatures, details of construction and combination of parts which will hereinafter be more fully set forth, illustrated inthe accompanying drawingsand pointed out in the appended claim."

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a horse collar with the facing strips or patterns as sembled to the collar;

Fig. 2 is a rear view;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on line 33 of Fig. 1; and

Figs. 4 to 14 inclusive are plans of the blanks or patterns.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawings, I have shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing the pattern or element c0nstituting the facing strip for the rim or forewale 5 of the collar, denoted by the character 6, and is illustrated as formed of leather or the like flexible material. This rim or forwale facing Constitutes a continuous strip of material of substantially equal width throughout its length and formed with slightly tapering upper ends 7. The facing strip or pattern for the face or liner 8 of the collar is indicated by the character 9 and will be hereinafter referred to for the sake of clearness as the face or liner facing strip which is better shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing. This facing strip is provided with a reduced upper end 10, a reduced lower end 11, and the material forming the strip 5 Specification of Letters Patenh- Patentgd Aug, 28, 191*? Application iiiedivia 16,1917. Serial No. 169,009.

provide the upper half of the facing strip for a portion of'its lengthwith a straight downwardly and outwardly inclined outer edge, while the remaining length or lower portion of the strip presents a bulged gracefully u ved outer edgehindicrted by the characters 12 and 13 respectively, the purpose of which will be hereinafter mor'efully set forth. .The'inneredge ofthe face or liner strip is indicated generally by the character It will, of course, be understood that in the construction of the collar a pair of thesestrips will be employed for covering ithe' opposite faces or llners forming the colar.

In Fig. 6 'I have illustrated the pattern or crookjfacing strip indicated generally by the character 15 and gradually decreasing in transyersedimension throughout its tent overlapping the throat 18 of the collar;

It is manifest that one ofthese strips is employed for each of the crooks of the collar and are" united along their straight broad upper edges by a seam, to what is known as a wear strip, indicated generally by the character 19 and better shown in Fig. 7 of the drawing. This pattern or element known as the wear strip gradually increases in transverse dimension throughout its length to provide the same with a concaved inner edge 20, a convexed outer edge 21 and outwardly inclined side edges 22, it being understood that the seam 23 connecting one of the edges 22 with the upper edge 16 of the crook strip may be either formed by machine or hand stitching, while the opposite side edge 22 of the wear strip is united to the broad lower edge 24 of the straight strip of the collar, denoted by the character 25. The straight strip serves as a covering or facing for the straights of the collar and gradually decreases in transverse dimension from the broad bottom edge 24: toward the lower end thereof, presenting the same with a downwardly and outwardly inclined inner edge 26 and a downwardly curved or convexed forward edge 27. The upper portion of the front strip 27 of the straight strip 25 is concaved as at 28, and thence gradually mergesoiitw'ardly to provide the upper fiee end of the front edge bulged outwardlyes :tt 29. The 'pi'e'ce "illustrated in Fig. :9 of

the diaw-in'gde'netes "an inner throat piece wear facing strips and the straight strip together, whereas the shaping nseam unites the inne'r ends of the respective inner and outer flexible neck ,banjd pieces 3'4; and v respectively in oyerlapped relation and to the u pper iedge of the straight pieces 25, after which the shaping seam is brought threilghthe'herein stated coverings-or pieces, and not only renders ajuniform 'she'pe It'othe collar,but further provides around thebuter edge of the collar es its entirety a flange 36 of a two-fold thickness. The facing strips covering the entire rcollar const'rnct on are completed by securing i-to .the fnejc'k bands liners 37. The inner and. onter fie'ziibleneck handmiecesareeach provided with a row of ,op'enings 138 which, upo'n the uniting of the meek band pieces 't'egether, {are Terra'nged in spaced parallel relationone to theothei',

89 project. Rivete andthrouhtihich Srongs'ofthecollar pad i8 8, furthnfleixible stripbr iaci n'g fl'f kiiown as pad or cap liner. -*Fro rn'the' feregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, th'e *adv'a'ntages of construction land the method ,ofoperation will be readily apparor otherwise suitably i secured to"the1inder ":Of "th week iaped thereof, LI r desire -to have it Ethet the device $hQWIlIS merely illn-strative :-?anf d h such hang .--n y h med? when o sired as arewithi'n the scope of the appended c laim, i a

gW'het .i-s claim'ed gas-new, is I The herein described horse collar including the following flfiacing l strips, into wit: a

flexible rim lpi'ece, ga fac ng for liner strip, apa1 r Of CF09]; ep leces r paj r of .iyear gt mp s arpalr of straights, a -clos ng seam passing thronghltheiinner edges of "each ofthe ifle speetive ,pieces, {a shaping, seam ng fli -Qe' h 1 701 the respectiv ,t n es 21m point adjecent the enter iedge thereofto provide ea-round, the @coller f e forcing flange, ne tyne ii 1 band fl p secu d w W .111 v tra ght pi ces an -p v ded 4 Qfopen ngs, e v t f nr m ny hereoi vJ1 affix i y e j tf e.

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